OTTAWA – The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage begins its study of “the impacts of private television ownership changes and the move towards new viewing platforms,” today in Ottawa and... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Broadcast and distribution industry veteran Darrell Atherley died Tuesday at his home in Oakville, Ont. Atherley, 59, had battled cancer since the summer of 2009.Len Cochrane, president of... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – CBC has submitted a new programming proposal to the CRTC for its category 1 specialty service known as bold.As Cartt.ca reported, the Commission directed the CBC to come... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - Citing a significant lack of satellite capacity resulting from a few failures in the past two years, FreeHD Canada Inc. will have to delay service launch by one... Continue Reading
GATINEAU - The CRTC kicked off hearings into the Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV policy yesterday with chair Konrad von Finckenstein questioning why Bell TV hasn’t yet started to transition to... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Mark your calendars for the hottest place to be this February - the CMPA’s Prime Time in Ottawa 2011.Scheduled for February 16-18 at the Westin Ottawa, the conference is a... Continue Reading
OTTAWA - The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) has named Jay Thomson as its new VP of broadcasting policy and regulatory affairs, and Katie Jeffs as its director of member development... Continue Reading
A TREND THAT STARTED with personal video recorders is continuing to transform the video industry, as consumers demand greater flexibility and convenience in acquiring entertainment content.According to market research firm... Continue Reading
TORONTO – CTV is throwing its support behind a project that funds ideas that “refresh” Canadian communities and lead to positive change.Already underway, the Pepsi Refresh Project will provide over... Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Fight Media has wrestled control of The Fight Network and Le Réseau des Combats from its former owners. At least for now.After a public hearing on the matter... Continue Reading
